Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-10-23
MATTERS AT srEUBENy1LLE.
The Knights Of Pythias-The FIourishiDg
81. Receipts of the Street Fair.
Special Telegram 10 TIE ReoLaer.

- Receipts of the Street Fair.
Special Telegram 10 The Register.
The Knights of Pythias of this city ar
in very fiOurishing condition and sre con
stsntly doing work in the different ranks
Monday night Steubenville Lodge No.
conferred the esquire's degree on one can
didate and the knight rank on two. Othel
important business was attended. Eureks
Lodge No. So is also doing considerable.
work and constantly adding to its mem
bership. The new hall being erected fol
Steubenville Lodge is now under roof and
is .fastsSetting in shape for Occupance. but
the knights do not expect to get into il
before the first OF the new year, as it will
take some time to furnish it after it is
taken of the contractors hands. When
completed it is intended to be the hand,
soonest hall in the State. NJ. C. Lilly &
Co, of Columbus. have the contract for the
scenery for the Third Rank, and are now
engaged in painting it. James A. Walker
4 Son, this city, will furnish the carpets.
They are being made to order and will con-
tain the colors and emblems of the order.
The committee has not yet placed its order
for the balance of the goods needed. w.
anhOe Division No. Z, U. r., is doing well
and has five propositions for membership
to consider at next meeting.
Several cases of unusual meanness were
discovered By the Executive Committee OF
the Street Fair in settling up the business.
One landlord of hotel recently erected
on Market street, who is understood TO
have fed fifteen hundred people on the
two days of the Fair, and who had not
given one cent toward it, saying he wanted
To see how the thing would pan out before
he gave up his money, when approached
by the Committee for donation, rendered
five dollars. AS the Committee did not
want him in his abundant generosity, TO
pay the entire expense of the Fair, they re-
fused to accept the amount. Another ho-
tel keeper refused to make good the
aLlount he had subscribed, claiming he
had not done business enough to Justify
it, when it is well known that his house
was crowded on both days Of the Fair. A
store keeper, who put a wagon on the
street as an advertisement, sent a bill for
So in to the Committee, claiming that he
had goods to that amount damaged. In
contrast to this was the action of the land
lord Of the U. S. Hotel. He informed the
Committee that he had not done as good a
business az he had anticipated, and had q
large amount of perishable goods left on
his hands, but that he was ready and
willing to pay any amount the Committee
deemed right.
To man up tree it doesn't seem to be
Just the proper thing for the chairmen OF
the Agricultural Committee to gobhle all
the premiums in that liue.
Spence Wallace has resigned as book
keeper at the Acme glass works to accept a
similar position in the Office Of the Jeffer.
son iron works.
We regret to say that Thomas Peppers,
member of Steuben Lodge No. l, X. OF
P. is i'll at Martins Ferry. He is receiv-
ing all necessary attention at the hands OF
Ohio City Lodge No. "a of that place, and
it is to be hoped that be will be all right
in short time
Waite's Comedy Company enjoyed a good
run at the Opera House during the past
week. The Kate Bensberg Opera Company
are billed to appear here on next Tuesday
evening.
The many Steubenville friends of Frank
Smith, of New Cumberland, will be greatly
pleased to learn that at the meeting of the
Grand Lodge Knights Of Pythias of West
Virginia, held at Wellsburg on the 18th.
he was elected TO the position of Grand
Vice Chancellor. Frank was formerly a
member OF Steuben Lodge No. l, and with
drew when Hancock Lodge No. % was in
stituted at New Cumberland. He was
always a Woodworking Pythian knight,
and will fill the position with credit to
himself and advantage to the order.
w. w. Hayes, a well-known liveryman
Of MOrgantOwn, W. Va, was in the city
Wednesday on business.
Miss Alice Ross, of East Liverpool, who
hos heeD visiting Miss Amanda Simpson
for couple Of weeks, returned home
Thursday.
Miss Flora Smith is visiting her sister,
Mrs. DR.. p. Nj. Wells, at Bellaire.
John NJ. Cook, Esq. was up at East
Liverpool Wednesday to take additional
affidavits to show the previously formed
opinion of Frank P. Spivey, a juror on the
Baker murder trial.
George A. Adams and bride, of ALE
gheny City, are in the city visiting friends
Rev. l. S. Winters, of Martins Ferry,
paid q visit to Steubenville on Wednesday
Ed. Mckinney, the well-knOwn Smith
field horseman was in Steubenyille yester
day.